GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| crass | gross |